Lauren Green facts for kids

Lauren Susan Green (born June 30, 1958) is a well-known correspondent for Fox News. She is currently their Chief Religion Correspondent. Before this, she often gave news updates during the morning show Fox & Friends. She also appeared on a late-night show called Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld. Lauren Green was also the first African-American Miss Minnesota.

Early Life and Education

Lauren Green was born in Minneapolis to Robert and Bessie Grissam Green. She grew up with two sisters, Barbara and Lois, and two brothers, Leslie and Kenneth.

When she was in sixth grade, the famous musician Prince told her he liked her. She later appeared in his 1992 music video for the song My Name Is Prince. In the video, she played a news anchor and used her own name.

In 1984, Lauren won the Miss Minnesota beauty pageant. She then competed in the Miss America 1985 pageant, where she was the third runner-up.

Lauren Green studied piano performance at the University of Minnesota. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in 1980. After that, she went to graduate school at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Green is a Christian. She was raised in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Interview with Reza Aslan

In 2013, Lauren Green interviewed Reza Aslan, a scholar from Iran and America. The interview was about his new book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. During the interview, Green asked why a Muslim scholar would write about Jesus and Christianity.

Aslan explained that his research was for scholarly reasons. He said that studying religion is his field. Green continued to ask him about this topic. Aslan stated that his book was not meant to attack Christianity.

Many people commented on the interview. Some thought Green's questions were unfair. Others defended her, saying it was important to ask questions. The book became a New York Times best seller after the interview became very popular online.

Music Career

Lauren Green is also a talented musician. In 2004, she released a classical piano album called Classic Beauty.

She also played keyboards for Mike Huckabee's band, The Little Rockers. This was on the Fox News program Huckabee.

In January 2014, Green performed at a special concert. It was for the 90th birthday of Georg Ratzinger. He is the brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was also there. Green said this was "the honor of a lifetime."